Elatine hydropiper
Elatine hydropiper
Elatine hydropiper is a creeping plant suited to foreground planting.
ForegroundCreeping plant
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Planting & care
- PlacementForeground
- Growth typeCreeping plant
- LightMedium
- CO2Required
- Height1.2–2" (3–5 cm)
About this plant
Care level: Advanced. Light requirement: medium. Injected CO₂: required.
Quick specs
- Difficulty
- Advanced
- Light
- Medium
- CO₂
- Required
- Temperature
- 61–79°F (16–26°C)
- Placement
- Foreground
- Growth type
- Creeping plant
- Aquarium suitability
- Suitable for aquariums Suitable for long-term aquarium use.
- Approx. height
- 1.2–2" (3–5 cm)
Water conditions
Plant reference ranges, not dosing instructions or measurements from your aquarium. Consider livestock needs and measured conditions.
- Temperature
- 61–79°F (16–26°C)
- pH
- 6.4–7
- Carbonate hardness
- 4–8 °dKH
- CO₂ (mg/L)
- 20–40 mg/L
Growth & placement
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Propagation
- runners, cuttings, splitting, cutting off daughter plants
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What you’ll need to grow Elatine hydropiper
Start with this plant’s documented care needs, then use an AquariumLesson calculator to size the setup for your aquarium.
For best results, keep the plant's documented lighting, CO₂ and nutrient needs in balance.
Taxonomy
- Major group
- Angiosperms
- Family
- Elatinaceae
- Genus
- Elatine
- Botanical name
- Elatine hydropiper
